2022 SD Surf Cup
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Unless your kid‘s team is in the top level bracket, there are lots of tournaments which cost less and provide equally good competition.
Davis, San Juan, and Mustang come to mind. I’m sure someone can name a couple of others.
Nothing in my experience but would be interesting to hear if others know for certain that players or teams have ever been sanctioned.
IMO it is illegal (antitrust) tying and not enforceable.
Eagle33
PREMIER
With so many team applying for Surf Cup, I'm sure tournament will have no issue to reject a team not complying and get someone else to replace it.
If your club/team doesnt stay at the approved hotels. They dont get invited back next year.
Also how hard the tournament host chooses to come down on the rule breakers varies. Sometimes its no invite next year. Sometimes its only certain teams from a club are accepted. Sometimes its placement in the bracket of death. These are just the direct results. Other actions are to not attend the rule Breakers tournements. Or choose to never scrimmage.
So the answer is while tournements dont really legally force you to stay at their defined hotels. It just gets awkward over time if you dont.
Is this speculation as to what could happen or do you know of it actually happening?
Seems to fit the definition of tying, which is to use power in one market to force buyers to purchase something in another market. Nothing wrong with bundling products/services as an option but requiring it is probably illegal.
You're probably right about tying but the only people that care (right now) are parents of players. Say anything and your kid is out of the club.
Overtime lawyers will smell the blood in the water and start taking clubs to court.
Just an fyi Soccer isn't the only sport that does this with Hotels, It's common in all youth sports.
Soccermom18
SILVER
For those not from the area, the 5 south is a nightmare in the summer. So if you are booking near Pendleton and you don’t leave early enough, it will be bumper to bumper traffic all the way to the Polo Fields.
Agree x1000% on this one.
If all the hotels are booked maybe look at doing a VRBO for the entire team. Might be $$$ but you could get something really nice.
Did you try AirBnB or Vrbo? Those are often good options not overly affected by ComicCon.
rainbow_unicorn
PREMIER
Simply make your own hotel reservations and tell the manager that the ones provided are too expensive.
rainbow_unicorn
PREMIER
Orangeteam
SILVER ELITE
I've been told for years Surf gets 10% back from hotels. I've heard coaches talking about.
If you are a good top ENCL team I don't see a ton of value in Surf Cup For example, last year ECNL had a San Diego 8 weeks after SurfCup.
If you are a good top ENCL team I don't see a ton of value in Surf Cup For example, last year ECNL had a San Diego 8 weeks after SurfCup.
We often get the geographic exemption bc of proximity.
Ditto.
You see it in the teams list. Surf Cup Youngers attracts teams like Texans, Solar, Top Hat, DKSC, and Real Co.
Surf Olders had no one east of Arizona last year. “The best of the best” are actually up in Seattle right now. They won’t all be at Surf.
paytoplayisgood
SILVER
so whose gonna pay for coaches, fields, jerseys, refs, league fees? sorry but we don't live in the socialist mind you have
LetsGooooo
BRONZE
What does the last sentence mean?
Orangeteam
SILVER ELITE
Sorry, I fat fingered my phone.
ECNL had their fall showcase event the first week of October in San Diego.
Last year I know teams backed out of Surf because there were going to be back in San Diego 8 weeks later.
ECNL had their fall showcase event the first week of October in San Diego.
Last year I know teams backed out of Surf because there were going to be back in San Diego 8 weeks later.